Qatar's Nasser Al Attiyah Takes Big Lead after Winning Fifth Stage in Silk Way Rally

Ulan Bator, July 11 (QNA) - Qatar's Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah and French navigator Matthieu Baumel extended on Thursday their outright lead in the 2019 Silk Way Rally to 37min 25 seconds after claiming a fifth successive stage win on the 364.59 km timed section between Ulaanbaatar and Mandalgovi. Overdrive Racing's Al Attiyah has been in a class of his own this week, as he closes in on a first ever victory for himself and Toyota at the gruelling Silk Way Rally. He beat closest rival Matthieu Serradori by 3 minutes 07 seconds to claim the stage win and extend his outright lead over the chasing pack headed by China's Kun Lui and Frenchman Jerome Pelichet. Al Attiyah won his third successive section with a stage win on the 243km stint into the Mongolian capital of Ulan Bator on Tuesday. The Qatari finished the special 6 minutes 13 seconds in front of Russia's Denis Krotov, despite a flat tire, and extended his outright lead over Kun Lui to 21 minutes 10 seconds. (QNA)